1
|
Nagalingam N, Raghunathan A, Korede V, Poelma C, Smith CS, Hartkamp R, Padding JT, Eral HB. Laser-Induced Cavitation for Controlling Crystallization from Solution. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:124001. [PMID: 37802957 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.124001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
Abstract
We demonstrate that a cavitation bubble initiated by a Nd:YAG laser pulse below breakdown threshold induces crystallization from supersaturated aqueous solutions with supersaturation and laser-energy-dependent nucleation kinetics. Combining high-speed video microscopy and simulations, we argue that a competition between the dissipation of absorbed laser energy as latent and sensible heat dictates the solvent evaporation rate and creates a momentary supersaturation peak at the vapor-liquid interface. The number and morphology of crystals correlate to the characteristics of the simulated supersaturation peak.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Nagaraj Nagalingam
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
| | - Aswin Raghunathan
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
| | - Vikram Korede
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
| | - Christian Poelma
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
| | - Carlas S Smith
- Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, Netherlands
| | - Remco Hartkamp
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
| | - Johan T Padding
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
| | - Hüseyin Burak Eral
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Layachi M, Treizebré A, Hay L, Gilbert D, Pesez J, D’Acremont Q, Braeckmans K, Thommen Q, Courtade E. Novel opto-fluidic drug delivery system for efficient cellular transfection. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:43. [PMID: 36747263 PMCID: PMC9901003 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-01797-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Intracellular drug delivery is at the heart of many diagnosis procedures and a key step in gene therapy. Research has been conducted to bypass cell barriers for controlled intracellular drug release and made consistent progress. However, state-of-the-art techniques based on non-viral carriers or physical methods suffer several drawbacks, including limited delivery yield, low throughput or low viability, which are key parameters in therapeutics, diagnostics and drug delivery. Nevertheless, gold nanoparticle (AuNP) mediated photoporation has stood out as a promising approach to permeabilize cell membranes through laser induced Vapour NanoBubble (VNB) generation, allowing the influx of external cargo molecules into cells. However, its use as a transfection technology for the genetic manipulation of therapeutic cells is hindered by the presence of non-degradable gold nanoparticles. Here, we report a new optofluidic method bringing gold nanoparticles in close proximity to cells for photoporation, while avoiding direct contact with cells by taking advantage of hydrodynamic focusing in a multi-flow device. Cells were successfully photoporated with [Formula: see text] efficiency with no significant reduction in cell viability at a throughput ranging from [Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text]. This optofluidic approach provides prospects of translating photoporation from an R &D setting to clinical use for producing genetically engineered therapeutic cells.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Majid Layachi
- grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Laboratoire Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France ,grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Institut d’Électronique, de
Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR CNRS 8520, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France ,grid.121334.60000 0001 2097 0141Present Address: Laboratoire Charles Coulomb - UMR 5221, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
| | - Anthony Treizebré
- grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Laboratoire Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France ,grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Institut d’Électronique, de
Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR CNRS 8520, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
| | - Laurent Hay
- grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Laboratoire Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
| | - David Gilbert
- grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Laboratoire Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
| | - Jean Pesez
- grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Laboratoire Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
| | - Quentin D’Acremont
- grid.464109.e0000 0004 0638 7509Laboratoire Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523, Université de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
| | - Kevin Braeckmans
- grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
| | - Quentin Thommen
- grid.503422.20000 0001 2242 6780CANTHER - Cancer
Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies - UMR9020-UMR1277, Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
| | - Emmanuel Courtade
- Laboratoire Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523, Université de Lille, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
McGraw E, Dissanayaka RH, Vaughan JC, Kunte N, Mills G, Laurent GM, Avila LA. Laser-Assisted Delivery of Molecules in Fungal Cells. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:6167-6176. [PMID: 35021749 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Fungal infections are becoming a global health problem. A major limiting factor for the development of antifungals is the high impermeability of the rigid and thick fungal cell wall. Compared to mammalian cells, fungal cells are more resilient to perforation due to the presence of this carbohydrate armor. While a few methods have been reported to penetrate the fungal cell wall, such as electroporation, biolistics, glass beads, and the use of monovalent cations, such methods are generally time-consuming, compromise cell viability, and often lead to low permeation rates. In addition, their use remains limited to in vitro applications due to the collateral damage that these techniques could cause to healthy living tissues. Presented in this study is a delivery approach based on the generation of transient breaks, or pores, in the cell wall. Breaks are generated by cavitation and shock waves resulting from the irradiation of gold nanoparticles with a femtosecond infrared laser. Such an approach enabled the delivery of membrane impermeable molecules (i.e., calcein and plasmid DNA) into Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a fungal model organism. This method is expected to exhibit high biocompatibility and holds potential for clinical applications for the treatment of fungal infections given that neither the laser irradiation nor the nanoparticles have been found to damage cells. Mechanistical aspects of photoporation, such as the proximity needed between the nanoparticle and the cell membrane for these processes to take place, are also discussed. Hence, the laser-assisted drug delivery approach described here is suitable for further preclinical evaluation in oral, vaginal, and skin mycoses where current treatments are insufficient due to host-related adverse reactions, poor fungal cell penetration, or risk of developing antifungal resistance.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Erin McGraw
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
| | - Radini H Dissanayaka
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
| | - John C Vaughan
- Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
| | - Nitish Kunte
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
| | - G Mills
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
| | - Guillaume M Laurent
- Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
| | - L Adriana Avila
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Barney CW, Dougan CE, McLeod KR, Kazemi-Moridani A, Zheng Y, Ye Z, Tiwari S, Sacligil I, Riggleman RA, Cai S, Lee JH, Peyton SR, Tew GN, Crosby AJ. Cavitation in soft matter. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:9157-9165. [PMID: 32291337 PMCID: PMC7196784 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1920168117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Cavitation is the sudden, unstable expansion of a void or bubble within a liquid or solid subjected to a negative hydrostatic stress. Cavitation rheology is a field emerging from the development of a suite of materials characterization, damage quantification, and therapeutic techniques that exploit the physical principles of cavitation. Cavitation rheology is inherently complex and broad in scope with wide-ranging applications in the biology, chemistry, materials, and mechanics communities. This perspective aims to drive collaboration among these communities and guide discussion by defining a common core of high-priority goals while highlighting emerging opportunities in the field of cavitation rheology. A brief overview of the mechanics and dynamics of cavitation in soft matter is presented. This overview is followed by a discussion of the overarching goals of cavitation rheology and an overview of common experimental techniques. The larger unmet needs and challenges of cavitation in soft matter are then presented alongside specific opportunities for researchers from different disciplines to contribute to the field.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Christopher W Barney
- Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
| | - Carey E Dougan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
| | - Kelly R McLeod
- Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
| | - Amir Kazemi-Moridani
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
| | - Yue Zheng
- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
| | - Ziyu Ye
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
| | - Sacchita Tiwari
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
| | - Ipek Sacligil
- Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
| | - Robert A Riggleman
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
| | - Shengqiang Cai
- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093;
| | - Jae-Hwang Lee
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003;
| | - Shelly R Peyton
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003;
| | - Gregory N Tew
- Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003;
| | - Alfred J Crosby
- Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003;
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Cell Fragmentation and Permeabilization by a 1 ns Pulse Driven Triple-Point Electrode. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:4072983. [PMID: 29744357 PMCID: PMC5878903 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4072983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Ultrashort electric pulses (ns-ps) are useful in gaining understanding as to how pulsed electric fields act upon biological cells, but the electric field intensity to induce biological responses is typically higher than longer pulses and therefore a high voltage ultrashort pulse generator is required. To deliver 1 ns pulses with sufficient electric field but at a relatively low voltage, we used a glass-encapsulated tungsten wire triple-point electrode (TPE) at the interface among glass, tungsten wire, and water when it is immersed in water. A high electric field (2 MV/cm) can be created when pulses are applied. However, such a high electric field was found to cause bubble emission and temperature rise in the water near the electrode. They can be attributed to Joule heating near the electrode. Adherent cells on a cover slip treated by the combination of these stimuli showed two major effects: (1) cells in a crater (<100 μm from electrode) were fragmented and the debris was blown away. The principal mechanism for the damage is presumed to be shear forces due to bubble collapse; and (2) cells in the periphery of the crater were permeabilized, which was due to the combination of bubble movement and microstreaming as well as pulsed electric fields. These results show that ultrashort electric fields assisted by microbubbles can cause significant cell response and therefore a triple-point electrode is a useful ablation tool for applications that require submillimeter precision.
Collapse
|
6
|
Carmona-Sosa V, Alba-Arroyo JE, Quinto-Su PA. Characterization of periodic cavitation in optical tweezers. APPLIED OPTICS 2016; 55:1894-1898. [PMID: 26974779 DOI: 10.1364/ao.55.001894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Microscopic vapor explosions or cavitation bubbles can be generated repeatedly in optical tweezers with a microparticle that partially absorbs at the trapping laser wavelength. In this work we measure the size distribution and the production rate of cavitation bubbles for microparticles with a diameter of 3 μm using high-speed video recording and a fast photodiode. We find that there is a lower bound for the maximum bubble radius R(max)∼2 μm which can be explained in terms of the microparticle size. More than 94% of the measured R(max) are in the range between 2 and 6 μm, while the same percentage of the measured individual frequencies f(i) or production rates are between 10 and 200 Hz. The photodiode signal yields an upper bound for the lifetime of the bubbles, which is at most twice the value predicted by the Rayleigh equation. We also report empirical relations between R(max), f(i), and the bubble lifetimes.
Collapse
|
7
|
Hydrodynamic determinants of cell necrosis and molecular delivery produced by pulsed laser microbeam irradiation of adherent cells. Biophys J 2014; 105:2221-31. [PMID: 24209868 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Time-resolved imaging, fluorescence microscopy, and hydrodynamic modeling were used to examine cell lysis and molecular delivery produced by picosecond and nanosecond pulsed laser microbeam irradiation in adherent cell cultures. Pulsed laser microbeam radiation at λ = 532 nm was delivered to confluent monolayers of PtK2 cells via a 40×, 0.8 NA microscope objective. Using laser microbeam pulse durations of 180-1100 ps and pulse energies of 0.5-10.5 μJ, we examined the resulting plasma formation and cavitation bubble dynamics that lead to laser-induced cell lysis, necrosis, and molecular delivery. The cavitation bubble dynamics are imaged at times of 0.5 ns to 50 μs after the pulsed laser microbeam irradiation, and fluorescence assays assess the resulting cell viability and molecular delivery of 3 kDa dextran molecules. Reductions in both the threshold laser microbeam pulse energy for plasma formation and the cavitation bubble energy are observed with decreasing pulse duration. These energy reductions provide for increased precision of laser-based cellular manipulation including cell lysis, cell necrosis, and molecular delivery. Hydrodynamic analysis reveals critical values for the shear-stress impulse generated by the cavitation bubble dynamics governs the location and spatial extent of cell necrosis and molecular delivery independent of pulse duration and pulse energy. Specifically, cellular exposure to a shear-stress impulse J≳0.1 Pa s ensures cell lysis or necrosis, whereas exposures in the range of 0.035≲J≲0.1 Pa s preserve cell viability while also enabling molecular delivery of 3 kDa dextran. Exposure to shear-stress impulses of J≲0.035 Pa s leaves the cells unaffected. Hydrodynamic analysis of these data, combined with data from studies of 6 ns microbeam irradiation, demonstrates the primacy of shear-stress impulse in determining cellular outcome resulting from pulsed laser microbeam irradiation spanning a nearly two-orders-of-magnitude range of pulse energy and pulse duration. These results provide a mechanistic foundation and design strategy applicable to a broad range of laser-based cellular manipulation procedures.
Collapse
|
8
|
Arita Y, Ploschner M, Antkowiak M, Gunn-Moore F, Dholakia K. Laser-induced breakdown of an optically trapped gold nanoparticle for single cell transfection. OPTICS LETTERS 2013; 38:3402-5. [PMID: 23988969 DOI: 10.1364/ol.38.003402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
The cell selective introduction of therapeutic agents remains a challenging problem. Here we demonstrate spatially controlled cavitation instigated by laser-induced breakdown of an optically trapped single gold nanoparticle of diameter 100 nm. The energy breakdown threshold of the gold nanoparticle with a single nanosecond laser pulse at 532 nm is three orders of magnitude lower than water, which leads to nanocavitation allowing single cell transfection. We quantify the shear stress to cells from the expanding bubble and optimize the pressure to be in the range of 1-10 kPa for transfection. The method shows transfection of plasmid DNA into individual mammalian cells with an efficiency of 75%.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yoshihiko Arita
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, UK. ya10@st‑andrews.ac.uk
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
9
|
Fang W, Li Z, Li D, Li Z, Zhou M, Men Z, Sun C. Stimulated Raman scattering from sulfur-II produced by laser decomposition of liquid carbon disulfide. OPTICS LETTERS 2013; 38:950-952. [PMID: 23503270 DOI: 10.1364/ol.38.000950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) of sulfur-II (S-II) phase was investigated by laser decomposition of liquid carbon disulfide. As a matter of fact, above a threshold of the laser intensity, it is suggested that a strong shock wave is generated in the liquid carbon disulfide, which is decomposed owing to the induced high dynamic pressure and temperature. One bending mode E frequency at 289 cm(-1) and one symmetric stretching mode A1 frequency at 490 cm(-1) of S-II phase were observed. The SRS spectra indicated that S-II structure is formed by laser decomposition, as the strong shock wave generates the stable pressure-temperature range of S-II phase. The dynamic high-pressure and static-electric field generated by laser-induced breakdown results in the softening A1 mode becoming more hardened.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wenhui Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|